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So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
The light struck the night
And the morning come
So I've got to stay awake
To meet the rising sun
The light struck the night
And the morning come
So I've got to stay awake
To meet the rising sun
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Too much injustice
Is upon the land
Yet the rastaman
He makes no plan
Too much injustice
Is upon the land
Yet my brotherman
Makes no plan
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
The light struck the night
And the morning come
So I've got to stay awake
To meet the rising sun
The light struck the night
And the morning come
So I've got to stay awake
To meet the rising sun
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Jah Jah give us life to live
So let us live
So no feel no way
When I man say
Once upon a time I liked reggae, what with the ganga, dance rythyms, Caribbean ambiance and liberation theology. Then I discovered that Rastafarians are as homophobic as other Biblically inspired crackpots. If you then look into the actual life of their concocted saviour, Jah Rastaferai (the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selasie) this whole exercise in self esteem for the African Diaspora starts to look far more pathetic than inspiring. "'Boom Bye-Bye in a Batty Boy Head'" (a song about shooting gays in the head) : "Reggae Icons, Jamaican Culture, and Homophobia" ">(click here) "Jamaica: Queer in a Culture of Violence Cops are deadly, politicians corrupt, the people poor, but musicians sing, "Kill the fags, burn the sissies." ">(click here) Now perhaps these musicians have nothing to do with this, but I can no longer listen to reggae because it reminds me of lynchings, which are still going on, and I have no way of knowing if they would approve.
ROTFL!!!
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Yeah - I hate all people who generalize! And I hate all people who hate!
(Joke)
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Boom Bye Bye was written By Buju Banton as a youth. He did not practice Rastafari in his younger days, and yes some of his songs were intolerant. Since his conversion to rastafari and with the wisdom of age, he has recognized the harm the song has caused, and does not play it anymore. Artists like Sizzla have not grown in this regards, though his music that broaches many topics is fantastic. Not all rastafari should be painted with the same brush. There are many conscious reggae artists who do do not practice or preach homophobia. Listen to Chronnix, or Protoje, Damian Marley, Mortimer, Dennis Brown, Jacob Miller, Beanie Man, Culture, Jimmy Cliff, Jah9, etc.. Nowhere do you find this intolerance. In fact this is an 'Island' problem originating from the fiery sermons of Sunday Preachers and having many of its roots in slavery. It's an attitude that has slowly been changing with a new generation of youth who are more gender fluid and tolerant than their elders. Reggae spans many, many topics, serious to lighthearted, and while there will always be blights on certain areas of a genre, the overwhelming majority of reggae artists practice tolerance and inclusivity. The 'intolerance' of rastafari has parallels with that of the christian / evangelical movement in the US. There are some who espouse intolerance and hatred, just as there are an overwhelming majority who do not.
Yuh cyan throw out di baby wid di bath wata.
Blessings!
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Once upon a time I liked reggae, what with the ganga, dance rythyms, Caribbean ambiance and liberation theology. Then I discovered that Rastafarians are as homophobic as other Biblically inspired crackpots. If you then look into the actual life of their concocted saviour, Jah Rastaferai (the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selasie) this whole exercise in self esteem for the African Diaspora starts to look far more pathetic than inspiring. "'Boom Bye-Bye in a Batty Boy Head'" (a song about shooting gays in the head) : "Reggae Icons, Jamaican Culture, and Homophobia" ">(click here) "Jamaica: Queer in a Culture of Violence Cops are deadly, politicians corrupt, the people poor, but musicians sing, "Kill the fags, burn the sissies." ">(click here) Now perhaps these musicians have nothing to do with this, but I can no longer listen to reggae because it reminds me of lynchings, which are still going on, and I have no way of knowing if they would approve.
WTF?